Digital View Finder

things to do:

print photos
have them laminated
or either send back home in Negros

i’m so proud of the Filipinos that have helped countless people here in Thailand. last Sunday, few of them were featured in some sort of ‘hall of fame’ at the Philippine embassy. our talented kababayans took time snapping their best shots […]

Photo Assignment #3 for June
Wedding flowers garbing the wedding hall dates back to the ancient ages. The fragile softness of a flower is aptly compared with delicate beauty of a woman, which might be the basic reason for including flowers in a union of two hearts before God.
Wedding flowers are not only beautiful in […]

Beauty is the radiance of Being,
Opening a seam of inner sky.
Now we pause a moment beyond seeing,
Not at the heart of things but quite nearby,
In fields where all our deepest longings lie.
Each of us becomes a thing of beauty
As we are touched by love’s unearthly grace,
Not meaning to transcend our chosen duty,
Demanding nothing more than […]

During the wedding rehearsal, the groom approached the minister with an unusual offer. I’ll give you $100 if you’ll change the wedding vows. When you get to me and the part where I’m to promise to ‘love, honor and obey and forsake all others,” I want you to just leave that part out.”
He passed […]

Our next photo assignments for the month of June and July are now released by our leader. The new task is pretty challenging. I felt quite nervous trying to figure out how to do it. *crosses fingers*
June Theme: Weddings
June 2: Bride and Groom or Man and Woman
(or anything […]

I submit to you that the so-called ‘brain drain’ is another term for recolonising Africa. How can one explain the hypocrisy by the West in hiring away our well-trained doctors, nurses, teachers, engineers, and other workers who are much needed by poor African countries? Many of us make the painful decision to migrate to the […]

Here’s a little expression of how making a life means to me.
I found happiness that day with the company of the one I love. A nice conversation with my best buddy over a hot cup of coffee caramel and a sneak peek at some Thai photo mags made the day. It was […]

It’s frustrating to read the news recently about the calamity that hit our neighboring country Myanmar. Not with the toll of cyclone victims that escalates every single day but with its country’s ingratiate response to aid and relief operations.
Notice the irony of freedom in comparison to my beloved country, the Philippines. Between people who […]

empty cicada nymph shell
What about cicada for freezing seasons? I’ve been tempted to feature this weird looking and high-pitched droning insects that echoes my coughing at night. It is getting the end of the summer season here in Thailand and our well-veined winged friends has finally come out of their shells. They normally have large […]

Call me fickle minded, as this sudden twist in decision have delayed my submission of this first photo assignment for “Freezing Seasons” category. My mind was soaring into heights upon connecting the fruits that are in season with photography. It was a bit challenging to do this as I don’t have a Pro […]